{"product_id":"becky-nurse-of-salem-tcg-edition-a-contemporary-comedy-about-a-historical-tragedy-paperback","title":"Becky Nurse of Salem (TCG Edition): A Contemporary Comedy about a Historical Tragedy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Ruhl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSarah Ruhl\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wry, innovative reckoning with the legacy of the Salem witch trials from one of America's foremost playwrights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecky Nurse is an outspoken, sharp-witted tour guide at the Salem Museum of Witchcraft who's just trying to get by in post-Obama America. She's also the descendant of Rebecca Nurse, who was infamously executed for witchcraft in\u003cbr\u003e1692--but things have changed for women since then...haven't they? After losing her job for calling out \u003cem\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/em\u003e in front of schoolkids, Becky visits a local witch for help. One spell leads to another, and then everything really goes off the rails. A darkly comic play about a woman coming to terms with her family's legacy and finding her voice in the \"lock her up\" era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Ruh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003el\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, poet, and essayist. Her plays include \u003cem\u003eIn the Next Room or the Vibrator Play\u003c\/em\u003e (Pulitzer Prize finalist); \u003cem\u003eThe Clean House\u003c\/em\u003e (Pulitzer Prize finalist, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize); \u003cem\u003ePassion Play\u003c\/em\u003e (PEN\/Laura Pels Award); \u003cem\u003eLetters from Max\u003c\/em\u003e (based on the book of the same title, with Max Ritvo); and \u003cem\u003eEurydice\u003c\/em\u003e, named one of the best productions of the last twenty-five years by the New York Times, and made into an opera for The Metropolitan Opera. Her books include \u003cem\u003eSmile: A Memoir, 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e Love Poems in Quarantine\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the recipient of a MacArthur \"Genius\" Grant. She currently teaches at the Geffen School of Drama at Yale University. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42153449062535,"sku":"9781559369879","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c2cdd706fb914a83330a5d7dc8ae5c9e.webp?v=1733221689","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/becky-nurse-of-salem-tcg-edition-a-contemporary-comedy-about-a-historical-tragedy-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}